Western Australia receives bids on 5 onshore permits

摘要

Sydney-The Western Australian state govern- ment has received bids on all five onshore petroleum exploration areas in its latest acre- age release, which closed in March, Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said April 20. "The growing interest in WA's industry is increasingly evident through the sharp rise in bids on acreage releases," Moore said in a statement. "The number of bids has steadily risen for the past three to four years but it spiked even higher on the most recent release."